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Adventure Adaptations: Exploring Adaptations of Adventure Stories in Film and Television

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Which classic adventure novel by Jules Verne was first adapted into a film in 1954?

  1. Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea

  2. Around the World in Eighty Days

  3. Journey to the Center of the Earth

  4. The Mysterious Island

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea was first adapted into a film in 1954, directed by Richard Fleischer and starring Kirk Douglas.

Which famous adventure novel by Robert Louis Stevenson was first adapted into a film in 1934?

  1. Treasure Island

  2. Kidnapped

  3. The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

  4. The Black Arrow

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Treasure Island was first adapted into a film in 1934, directed by Victor Fleming and starring Wallace Beery.

Which adventure novel by Mark Twain was first adapted into a film in 1938?

  1. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

  2. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

  3. A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court

  4. The Prince and the Pauper

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer was first adapted into a film in 1938, directed by Norman Taurog and starring Tommy Kelly.

Which adventure novel by Edgar Rice Burroughs was first adapted into a film in 1932?

  1. Tarzan of the Apes

  2. The Return of Tarzan

  3. Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar

  4. Tarzan the Magnificent

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Tarzan of the Apes was first adapted into a film in 1932, directed by W.S. Van Dyke and starring Johnny Weissmuller.

Which adventure novel by Rudyard Kipling was first adapted into a film in 1942?

  1. The Jungle Book

  2. Kim

  3. Captains Courageous

  4. Puck of Pook's Hill

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Jungle Book was first adapted into a film in 1942, directed by Zoltan Korda and starring Sabu.

Which adventure novel by H. Rider Haggard was first adapted into a film in 1935?

  1. King Solomon's Mines

  2. She

  3. Allan Quatermain

  4. The People of the Mist

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

King Solomon's Mines was first adapted into a film in 1935, directed by Robert Stevenson and starring Cedric Hardwicke.

Which adventure novel by Jack London was first adapted into a film in 1935?

  1. The Call of the Wild

  2. White Fang

  3. The Sea-Wolf

  4. Martin Eden

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Call of the Wild was first adapted into a film in 1935, directed by William A. Wellman and starring Clark Gable.

Which adventure novel by Ernest Hemingway was first adapted into a film in 1952?

  1. The Old Man and the Sea

  2. For Whom the Bell Tolls

  3. A Farewell to Arms

  4. The Sun Also Rises

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Old Man and the Sea was first adapted into a film in 1952, directed by John Sturges and starring Spencer Tracy.

Which adventure novel by James A. Michener was first adapted into a film in 1966?

  1. Hawaii

  2. Centennial

  3. The Source

  4. Chesapeake

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Hawaii was first adapted into a film in 1966, directed by George Roy Hill and starring Julie Andrews.

Which adventure novel by Clive Cussler was first adapted into a film in 1981?

  1. Raise the Titanic!

  2. Iceberg

  3. Dragon

  4. Sahara

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Raise the Titanic! was first adapted into a film in 1981, directed by Jerry Jameson and starring Richard Jordan.

Which adventure novel by Michael Crichton was first adapted into a film in 1993?

  1. Jurassic Park

  2. Congo

  3. Sphere

  4. Timeline

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Jurassic Park was first adapted into a film in 1993, directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Sam Neill.

Which adventure novel by Wilbur Smith was first adapted into a film in 1980?

  1. The River God

  2. The Sunbird

  3. A Sparrow Falls

  4. The Golden Fox

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The River God was first adapted into a film in 1980, directed by Kevin Connor and starring Omar Sharif.

Which adventure novel by Alistair MacLean was first adapted into a film in 1968?

  1. Where Eagles Dare

  2. The Guns of Navarone

  3. Ice Station Zebra

  4. The Satan Bug

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Where Eagles Dare was first adapted into a film in 1968, directed by Brian G. Hutton and starring Richard Burton.

Which adventure novel by Hammond Innes was first adapted into a film in 1955?

  1. The Wreck of the Mary Deare

  2. The Land God Gave to Cain

  3. The White South

  4. The Doomed Oasis

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Wreck of the Mary Deare was first adapted into a film in 1955, directed by Michael Anderson and starring Gary Cooper.

Which adventure novel by Arthur C. Clarke was first adapted into a film in 1968?

  1. 2001: A Space Odyssey

  2. Rendezvous with Rama

  3. Childhood's End

  4. The Fountains of Paradise

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

2001: A Space Odyssey was first adapted into a film in 1968, directed by Stanley Kubrick and starring Keir Dullea.

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